36 Healing Herbs -The World's Best Medicinal Plants
National Geographic's guide to 36 "super" herbs such as aloe,
echinacea, ginkgo, and peppermint includes a wealth of essential
information on the history, culture, folklore, and science of
traditional and contemporary herbal medicine in all major culture areas
of the world. Emphasizing current research and therapeutic uses, the
volume provides an A-Z listing of 36 of the more than 80,000 known
medicinal plants around the world. Information about each plant includes
traditional and current medicinal uses, common and Latin names,
description, habitat, cultivation and preparation, research, and caution
alerts. Additional essays on the healing plants of Africa, Australia
and New Zealand, Central and South America, China, Europe, India, North
America, the Middle East, and Oceania provide insightful glimpses into
the fascinating range and diversity of local health practices while also
revealing the multifaceted roles that herbalists, healers, and
herbal-medicine practitioners play in the lives of their patients.
National Geographic Society; May 2012
ISBN 9781426209802
ISBN 9781426209802
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